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Category: Cooking

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Cooking Recipes

Spooky Peanut Butter Eyeballs Recipe for Halloween

Caroline MurphyOctober 28, 2010April 23, 2014

Halloween dessert just got spookier! Here’s a great treat that I have made for Halloween!  They are such a hit! …

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Got Milk for Breakfast? I Did at BlogHer and My Daughter Did at Home!

Caroline MurphyOctober 12, 2010January 12, 2013

You know I love milk. Whether it’s skim, chocolate or yummy Simply Smart, I have at least a glass a…

Cooking Giveaway

Smart Food: Delve into 12 – the Giveaway!

Caroline MurphySeptember 30, 2010January 12, 2013

Seafood during pregnancy, it’s considered a must by many OBs. What does your doctor say? What a week it has…

Cooking Recipes

Smart Food: Tasty Tilapia Tacos

Caroline MurphySeptember 24, 2010October 1, 2011

As we each continue to Delve into 12 this week, attempting to consume 12 ounces of seafood, I wanted to…

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Smart Food: Delve into 12, Consuming 12 oz of Seafood a Week!

Caroline MurphySeptember 21, 2010January 12, 2013

[ad#Google in Content] Fish Tacos, Ceviche, Tuna Salad, Baked Halibut, Linguine with Clam Sauce, Pasta with Shrimp…all are delicious.  Do…

Cooking Giveaway Products

Smart Food: Jimmy D’s Griddle Sticks w/giveaway

Caroline MurphySeptember 7, 2010January 12, 2013

Mommy, can I have a pancake on a popsicle? Bet your child didn’t ask you that this morning! Jimmy Dean…

Cooking Recipes

Smart Food: Simply Smart Cheddar Chive Mini Muffins

Caroline MurphySeptember 2, 2010October 1, 2011

Are you wondering what is Hood Simply Smart Milk?  I was.  Here’s what I found out: Hood found an innovative,…

Cooking Living Recipes Smart Kid

Smart Home: Double the Math Lesson Making Zucchini Strips!

Caroline MurphyAugust 30, 2010October 1, 2011

I wanted to make these delicious sounding zucchini strips I saw on SkinnyTaste.com.  It was a rainy Wednesday afternoon. My…

Cooking Recipes

Chocolate Angel Food Cake Recipe

Caroline MurphyAugust 27, 2010December 5, 2016

Guest Poster: Gigi from KludgyMom.com This week I welcome Gigi, a stay at home mom who parents, cooks and lives…

Cooking Recipes

Smart Food: Cashew Chicken, compliments of Kludgy Mom

Caroline MurphyJuly 26, 2010February 25, 2012

[ad#Google in Content] Guest Poster: Gigi from KludgyMom.com This week I welcome Gigi, a stay at home mom who parents,…

Cooking Recipes

Salmon with Vanilla Balsamic Marinade using Vanilla Bean Paste

Caroline MurphyJuly 12, 2010March 8, 2017

Salmon with Vanilla Balsamic Marinade using Vanilla Bean Paste I have a new secret ingredient!  It’s what Thomas Jefferson is…

Cooking Recipes

Smart Food: Chicken with Apricots

Caroline MurphyJune 29, 2010October 1, 2011

[ad#Google in Content] Here’s a recipe that’s fairly easy and healthy! I have included nutritional information below. Chicken with Apricots…

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Sliced Summer Fruits with Mango Puree

Caroline MurphyJune 25, 2010March 9, 2017

Mango Puree Make this mango puree as an accompaniment for those hot summer months. You can serve it as suggested below atop…

Cooking Recipes

Smart Food: Buffalo Melt ala Vlasic Pickle Style! (Plus win $1000 for a Pickle idea!)

Caroline MurphyJune 15, 2010October 1, 2011

Ever wonder what’s another way to use the yummy Vlasic Stacker Pickles in your fridge? I’m sure!  Well here’s a…

Cooking Recipes

Smart Food: Great Recipes for Memorial Day Weekend!

Caroline MurphyMay 28, 2010October 1, 2011

Here are some great recipes provided by Wellspring Camps, the nations leading weight loss organization, that you won’t feel guilty…

Vegetarian Bowties with Eggplant and Portobellos
Cooking Recipes

Vegetarian Bowties with Eggplant and Portobellos

Caroline MurphyApril 12, 2010August 28, 2012

Bowties with Eggplant and Portobellos is a fantastic vegetarian pasta dish, ideally using organic ingredients for the best taste.  I…

It’s all in the presentation! Sushi Restaurant = GREAT Kids Meal!
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It’s all in the presentation! Sushi Restaurant = GREAT Kids Meal!

Caroline MurphyApril 8, 2010April 9, 2010

What a great surprise last week when we ordered a chicken and rice dish at a new sushi restaurant! I’m…

Zucchini Soup Recipe
Cooking Recipes

Zucchini Soup Recipe

Caroline MurphyApril 5, 2010December 5, 2016

Make Zucchini Soup for the family! With organic zucchini in the drawer from last week’s produce pick up, I needed…

Name the Vegetable! What did I slice and bake last week?
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Name the Vegetable! What did I slice and bake last week?

Caroline MurphyApril 2, 2010June 21, 2013

GPXTGRWP52VT Continuing our Food Revolution…I have been using all sorts of different fruits and veggies in my cooking.  (Many thanks…

Food Revolution – Playing with Knives!
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Food Revolution – Playing with Knives!

Caroline MurphyApril 1, 2010April 22, 2010

Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution has inspired us all, especially in this house.  One battle we took on since the show’s…

Whole Foods, the one with the shopping cart!
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Whole Foods, the one with the shopping cart!

Caroline MurphyMarch 30, 2010May 2, 2010

          I’m thinking most kids love toy stores, right?  Not in this house.  I can’t say that she doesn’t love…

Grilled Eggplant
Cooking Recipes

Grilled Eggplant

Caroline MurphyMarch 12, 2010October 1, 2011

Yummy! I love eggplant.  One of my favorite dishes is eggplant parmesan.  That’s a recipe for another day.  Here is…

Smart Food – The organics have arrived!
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Smart Food – The organics have arrived!

Caroline MurphyMarch 2, 2010April 23, 2010

The loot has arrived! Monday afternoon little Isa and I picked up our 2 large bags of organic, and much…

Out of the graveyard – the George Foreman!!!!
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Out of the graveyard – the George Foreman!!!!

Caroline MurphyFebruary 25, 2010March 10, 2010

Look what was unearthed tonight? The ridiculously large and PAIN to clean George Foreman Grill! I know you have one…

This Week’s Produce and Some Yummy Recipes
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This Week’s Produce and Some Yummy Recipes

Caroline MurphyFebruary 23, 2010October 1, 2011

My produce of the week: · Strawberries· Blueberries· Mangos· Bananas· Spinach· Broccolini – Baby Broccoli· Eggplant· Rainbow Heirloom Cherry Tomatoes·…

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CoolWhip won the challenge…what to do with over 2lbs of strawberries!

Caroline MurphyFebruary 20, 2010May 2, 2010

Thanks for the great encouragement to do something yummy with the lot of strawberries we picked earlier in the week.…

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